2006-07 BKW vs. Duke -- Notes & Quotes
11/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
N O T E S
Michigan drops to 0-2 all-time against Duke, and 3-7 against opponents from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
With two rebounds tonight, Jessica Minnfield surpassed the 100-mark for her career (101).
LeQuisha Whitfield knocked down a career-best three free throws against the Blue Devils.
Sireece Bass collected her first career steal tonight against Duke.
Stephany Skrba recorded her team-leading 14th game with at least seven rebounds.
Carly Benson has hit two triples in a game twice through five games this season. Benson also hit a pair of three-pointers against Ball State (Nov. 13).
Krista Phillips matched a career high with one steal against the Blue Devils.
Duke's 53.3 percent shooting from three-point range was the third best performance in Crisler Arena history (minimum 14 attempts).
Michigan was out-rebounded by a 39-37 margin, marking the first time in five games this year that the Wolverines have lost the battle of the boards.
Duke collected 30 assists compared to Michigan's nine. It was the first time this season that Michigan did not have more assists than its opponent.
The Wolverines last win against a ranked opponent came on Feb. 29, 2004, when U-M upset No. 12 Minnesota at Crisler Arena.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Cheryl Burnett
On tonight's game ... "We scheduled this game to present our team with a challenge. We knew coming in that Duke is one of the top teams in the country, and we prepared to win and we played to win. It was a great game to play because all we had to do was come out and try to compete and try to do the things we know we needed to do to beat some great teams. We started slow tonight and didn't execute early. We gave them way too many opportunities off of our turnovers. Our goal was to handle the different things that Duke threw at us. There are a lot of things that this game will show us that we need to work on. We look at it now as a positive. It doesn't feel real good, with the difference in scoring. Duke is the kind of team that is going to isolate any mistake you make defensively. We'd have one player not laterally rotate, and Duke would isolate that. We knew they could pass the basketball extremely well. It showed us the many things we need to work on."
